06-24-2016, 02:59 PM
(06-24-2016, 11:30 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Apparently the Netherlands (my people!) is already planning a similar referendum.
France is looking at it as well.
To me, in the end, this sentiment going around is less about sovereignty or immigration or any of that, but about identity. The EU attempts to make the people European more than anything else, but many of these countries have some strong nationalistic pride that runs deep. Take a look at the countries really looking at departing and those that aren't causing as much of a stir. The ones that are more okay with the EU have been independent nations for a shorter time than the U.S. Just something I was thinking about today.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
